Jean Dujardin

Acting · Born 1972-06-19 in Rueil-Malmaison, France

Biography

Jean Edmond Dujardin (born 19 June 1972) is a French actor and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in Paris before guest starring in comedic television programmes and films. He first came to prominence with the cult TV series Un gars, une fille, in which he starred alongside his partner Alexandra Lamy, before gaining success in film with movies such as Brice de Nice, Michel Hazanavicius's OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies and its sequel OSS 117: Lost in Rio, as well as 99 Francs. Dujardin garnered international fame and widespread acclaim with his performance of George Valentin in the 2011 award-winning silent movie The Artist. The role won him numerous awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actor (the first for a French actor), the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor –…

Filmography

• OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies as Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, alias OSS 117
• OSS 117: Lost in Rio as Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, OSS 117
• Little White Lies as Ludo
• The Artist as George Valentin
• The Wolf of Wall Street as Jean Jacques Saurel
• The Connection as Judge Pierre Michel
• An Officer and a Spy as Picquart
• November as Fred
• Hommage national à Jean-Paul Belmondo as Self - Guest
• Counter Investigation as Richard Malinowski

TV

• Call My Agent! as Self
• Salut les Terriens ! as Self - Guest
• Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
• A Guy, a Girl as Jean
• Alphonse as Alphonse
• Burger Quiz as Self
• Zorro as Don Diego de la Vega/Zorro
• Palizzi as Éboueur
• Le Late avec Alain Chabat as Self - Guest
• Kulturplatz as Self